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Complaint Review: Winners International - Washington D.C. Nationwide
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Winners International You won a 2015 Mercedes and $5 million Washington D.C. Nationwide
I'm not sure if this is the right place or format to bring up the details of this, but it has to start somewher- right?!
A dear friend of mine is being scammed and there's nothing anyone can do to stop it! Everyone she tells about it tells her it's a scam- she doesn't seem to understand. She has paid thousands of dollars to Winners International for a 2015 Mercedes that she won that is in 'storage'. This money she is paying is going towards storage fees. Once they are paid off, she'll get the car and $5 million!- Sure!!
She has been dealing with someone named "John' from Washington D.C. John recently flew to the west coast in a corporate jet, to meet my friend and give her her money and car, only to be called back east before any meeting could take place. He was picked up by the FBI for questioning there. My friend was told this by 'Bob' a friend of John's after he was picked up. The FBI is questioning John about the fact that his collegues took out funds from my friends 'escrow account' without his or her consent. Last summer she owed $14,000. they cut it down to $7,000. (RED FLAG) last fall-reason unknown.
She recently sent them a cashiers check which they said they could not cash (RED FLAG) and returned it. My friend sent them Cash! (another RED FLAG). She is using all kind of resources to acquire funds for this scam. She recently tapped her IRA for money and is awaiting instructions as to where to send it and how much. This has been on-going since fall of 2015.
She refuese all of my requests to verify any of this; The Vehicle ID Number (VIN) of the car she won that's in storage. a statement of money she has paid in so far, I just recently got the name of the company she is dealing with- Winners International. I asked if she read any of the reviews on them- no reply. I was initially told it was a vendor of Publishers Clearing House. I asked her o contact the FBI to see if indeed John was picked up.
Details from my friend on this issue are scarce, she's afraid that I'll do something like this. If this is all legit and those red flags didn't come up I would have no reason to try to interfer in this. I hate to see her use money I know she will need if and when she retires, for what seems like a scam- HELP!
